July 02, 2004
Marlon Brando, 1924-2004
Sadly, Marlon Brando has died.
A good innings by any account, I remember him for many roles. Of course, for my generation his performance in Francis Ford Coppola's "Godfather" was the signature piece of a long and distinguished career.
Some might say that it was his best role but one would also have to consider his ground-breaking work in "On the Waterfront (1954)" and "The Wild Bunch (1953)". Both of the films he did that year of 1953, "The Wild Bunch" and "Julius Caesar", remain among my favorites.
Along with James Dean, he will remain an icon of American film of that era.
Posted by artandscience at July 2, 2004 01:45 PMComments